Thanks for the list. Crappy that its WM - those are pretty hard to come by in the twin cities. I alraedy have a custom Tigra that I really like, so might be able to pass on this one. No one else in the wave seems that interesting.

I like the Avengers more than the X-Men. But, it seems we're getting more Avengers (a couple IM, a couple Hulks, Thor, Cap, Ronin, Spidey) & there's like a couple Wolvies & a Gambit.

Okay, but I would view that as Iron Man and variant, Cap, Thor, and Ronin. Hulk isn't really an Avenger seeing as how he was only with them for their very first adventure. Spidey is with the New Avengers now, but I don't consider him an Avenger. That's just a marketing gimmick (kind of like putting wolvie on 3 teams at once plus a solo series). I'm not overly happy with the Ronin selection either - I'd so much rather see Hawkeye than his alter ego.

I like the Avengers more than the X-Men. But, it seems we're getting more Avengers (a couple IM, a couple Hulks, Thor, Cap, Ronin, Spidey) & there's like a couple Wolvies & a Gambit.

Okay, but I would view that as Iron Man and variant, Cap, Thor, and Ronin. Hulk isn't really an Avenger seeing as how he was only with them for their very first adventure. Spidey is with the New Avengers now, but I don't consider him an Avenger. That's just a marketing gimmick (kind of like putting wolvie on 3 teams at once plus a solo series). I'm not overly happy with the Ronin selection either - I'd so much rather see Hawkeye than his alter ego.

For anyone interested, it looks like HasbroToyShop has the Marvel Universe line (3 3/4") up for preorder, shipping 3/2. The first wave is up and available to order, with Wave 2 "coming soon". Both Iron Man figures are already sold out though the way it looks.

For anyone interested, it looks like HasbroToyShop has the Marvel Universe line (3 3/4") up for preorder, shipping 3/2. The first wave is up and available to order, with Wave 2 "coming soon". Both Iron Man figures are already sold out though the way it looks.

Bah - thanks for the tip, but no Avengers available. Cap, Ronin, and both Iron Men all unavailable.

This is the first time I think I've seen the packaging and it looks okay. I can't wait to see these in stores to see the final quality of the production items in person. I'm still thinking I'll pick up a few.

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Just a little peek up at ActionFigureInsider of some of the Marvel Universe stuff, mainly showing new figures of Iceman and Firestar, alongside Spidey. If that is an "Amazing Friends" 3 pack or something, I'd definitely pick one of those up. I really liked that cartoon as a kid. There also appears to be a display up advertising "70 Heroes for the 70th Anniversary", and it says "pick five", so I wonder if there is some sort of fan poll on the way for this line as well.

Update, as there is a little more news at AFI. First, there will be large scale figures in the MU line (Icons sized, it says) - first coming exclusively at WM (Giant Man is shown). Also, more details on all things Marvel:

*More Legends Stuff on the Way, but nothing new (that isn't already announced/shown) in 2009*Movie Lines will be 3 3/4" as well, most lines will have movie and comic assortments*Singles, Two Packs, Three Packs, and Box Sets, and Exclusives in the MU line.

More detail at the linky, but I have to say that the MU line is sounding pretty good so far. Sure, the Legends news is disappointing (but maybe not surprising) - and it would have been nice had they just been in this scale from the beginning (man would it help display space) - but I still have to say I'm tempted by this line, and will likely pick up at least a few.

Also just read at MarvelousNews that the next wave of ML Two Packs (with Iron Man) are not TRU/Diamond Exclusives. Although they mention "more Legends in the future", I'd have to say that this, combined with "nothing new in 09" would lead me to believe that Legends is on the way out. If anything, we'll probably continue to see store exclusive waves as we did most of last year.

They also mention that the MU 3 Packs shown (Spidey/Iceman/Firestar, Daredevil/Hand/Hydra) are TRU Exclusives, and Nick Fury is a mail away figure. A nice gallery of this line at MarvelousNews. I also noticed on their "poll listings" for the fan's choice MU figures, both Mary Jane and Gwen Stacy are listed. I always had hopes of Brent's Spidey Friends box set in the Legends line, but hopefully we'll at least see some of these characters in the MU line. The picks will probably be wasted on a bunch of X-Men that we'll see anyways , just like the clone dominance in the SW polls.

The MU figures look great, but I'm not buying them. No way I'm starting over with a new scale. I'll get the few remaining Legends figures I want and be happy with what I got. Just disappointed that I'll never have Firestar, Mary Jane, Gwen, the Wrecking Crew, Terrax, etc. in the 6" scale.